Drawing on his vast experience, José Manuel Barroso puts the current geopolitical environment into context, providing audiences with an understanding of the geopolitical, economic and cultural pressures that must be faced to continue strengthening Europe’s global influence, create stability for the world’s citizens, and to promote a growth environment for multinational business.

One of the world’s most respected and honored investigative journalists (with more than 20 major journalism awards), Richard Behar tackles everything from biased media coverage of the Middle East to Israeli-Palestinian co-ventures in high-tech, to how business leaders can succeed in some of the world’s most corrupt and dangerous regions.

The leader of the Federal Reserve during a momentous time of economic and financial crisis, Ben S. Bernanke offers keen insight and analysis of the current global economic landscape—and challenges facing the world today.

As a senior national security advisor and the nation’s number two diplomat, Antony Blinken had a voice in every national security and foreign policy debate of President Obama’s administration. He’s been a frequent guest on cable and network television and spoken to audiences around the world. Drawing on his experiences in two administrations and two branches of government over three decades in public service, Blinken takes you behind the scenes in the Oval Office and the Situation Room and offers a uniquely informed look into U.S. leadership at a time of accelerating change and growing complexity in the world.

One of the most important thinkers of our time, Nick Bostrom changes the way we view the big picture—how advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies will reshape the human world, and how present actions affect the future.

Co-founder, the Campaign to Fix the Debt; Former Co-chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (2010); President Emeritus, University of North Carolina; Former White House Chief of Staff and Former Administrator, Small Business Administration

A veteran of business and government who—along with former Senator Alan Simpson—was appointed by President Obama to co-chair America's debt reduction commission, Erskine Bowles is at the center of the national dialogue on what must be done to address America's deficit crisis.

A brilliant bipartisan statesman and quintessential American hero, Bill Bradley elevates the debate on the most important issues of our time including the economy, health care, domestic and world affairs.